Improvement in rosettes



LETCH W 0 RTH.

Rnsettes.

Patented July 28,1874.

.No.l53,442.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JOSIAH LETOHWORTH, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN ROSETTES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 153,442, dated July 28,1874; application filed February 28, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSIAH LETCHWORTH, of thecity of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented a certain Improvement in Rosettes, of which the following is aspecification:

The nature of my invention will be best understood from the followingdescription.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are cross-sections,respectively, in lines or x andy y, Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan.

Like letters'of reference designate like parts in each of the figures.

A is the base or outer ring, made of iron, cast of any ornamentaldesign, and b is the wire loop by which the rosette is fastened to theharness. It is secured to the ring A by being placed in the mold andhaving the metal of which the ring is composed cast around the ends. Theinner edge of the ring or annular plate A is cast with an offset orshoulder, forming a seat for the edge of the inner disk 1), which isstamped out of thin sheet metal, so as to be readily embossed andafterward galvanized or plated, as may be required. The

base portion A, after being cast, is japanned,

when the central portion D, preferably of some contrasting color, assilver or white metal, is arranged and secured in place. As shown in thedrawings, the flange or shoulder a is provided on opposite sides withelongated openings a. The disk I) is fastened in place by means of twoshort strips, (1, of tin,-one end of which is soldered to the edge ofthe rosette 011 opposite sides, when the outer ends are passed throughthe openings a and bent over or soldered to the under surface of thering A, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

What I claim as my invention is 1.. A rosette composed of the cast-ironportion A and inner sheet-metal ornamental portion D, when arrangedtogether substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. The combination with the cast a nnular portion A, provided withflange a and openings at a of the central portion D and strips (1,substantially as herein shown and described.

JOSIAH LETOHWVORTH.

Witnesses J. J. BONNER, ERNST HADDICK.

